Rose v. Reinhart

Stuart, District Judge.

The plaintiff, George P. Rose, brought suit against the defendants and others to recover damages for malicious prosecution. The case was submitted to a jury, which returned a verdict for the plaintiff against defendants, John S. Reinhart and the First National Bank of Bellevue, in the amount of $28,000. Upon the overruling of their motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, the defendants perfected an appeal to this court.

Although there was considerable disputed evidence, uncontested evidence showing probable cause was that on July 28, 1969, the plaintiff issued a…